Announcing the Winners!
After much deliberation, our distinguished panel of judges has selected this year’s winning films. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and teams who participated. We are proud to announce our winners.
The Best Film of 2025 goes to Alpaca Pictures! Their film ‘’Last Train Home’’ will go on to represent Edinburgh against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2026!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2025
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Edinburgh 2008
Character
Sandy Rose - Waiter
Sandy Rose - Waiter
Line
“It's not what you think.” OR “It is not what you think.”
“It's not what you think.” OR “It is not what you think.”
Prop
a Key
a Key
1st Place: Best Film of 2025

Last Train Home
by Alpaca Pictures
2nd Place: Best Film of 2025

Two Girls Summon A Demon
by Screaming Unicorn
3rd Place: Best Film of 2025

No Backsies
by A Big Face Goes Bleh
Audience Favorite Group A:

The Mouth
by Sour Tooth
Audience Favorite Group A:

Phantom Feedback
by ScotNess
Audience Favorite Group B:

Last Train Home
by Alpaca Pictures
Audience Favorite Group C:

To Hunt a Haggis
by Big Jaw Gettys
Audience Favorite Group D:

Two Girls Summon A Demon
by Screaming Unicorn
Audience Favorite Group E:

The Highlander Heart
by Makeshift Productions
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- Two Girls Summon A Demon by Screaming Unicorn
- No Backsies by A Big Face Goes Bleh
- Isolated by BLOCK414
- The Rehearsal by Nighthawks
Best Writing
- Winner: Two Girls Summon A Demon by Screaming Unicorn
- Down to Party by Nice Things
- No Backsies by A Big Face Goes Bleh
- She Sees Dead People by Dreich Films
- Key Change by Clydebuilt Films
- To Hunt a Haggis by Big Jaw Gettys
Best Editing
- Winner: Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- Winner: Isolated by BLOCK414
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth
- Fractured by Comharra
Best Animation
- Winner: No Backsies by A Big Face Goes Bleh
- Key to the Heart by S21 Studio 2
- An Idiot's Guide to Trauma Puppeting by GetTae Films
Best Directing
- Winner: Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures (Jenna Lucas and Duncan Currie)
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- She Sees Dead People by Dreich Films
- Two Girls Summon A Demon by Screaming Unicorn
- An Idiot's Guide to Trauma Puppeting by GetTae Films
- Fractured by Comharra
- Death To The President by Edinburgh Cine and Video Society
- Isolated by BLOCK414
- The Rehearsal by Nighthawks
Best Cinematography
- Winner: Isolated by BLOCK414
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- Devour by NATTER
- Two Girls Summon A Demon by Screaming Unicorn
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth
- The Rehearsal by Nighthawks
- Epoch by Pineapple Lab Productions
Best Sound Design
- Winner: Fractured by Comharra
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- Devour by NATTER
- Special Delivery by Covalent Productions
- Isolated by BLOCK414
Best Original Musical Score
- Winner: Note to Self by Darmok & Jalad
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- The Longing by The Transformers
- Two Girls Summon A Demon by Screaming Unicorn
- Fractured by Comharra
Best Song
- Winner: Rabbit of Regrets by Lynch lovers (Hero Song)
- Down to Party by Nice Things
- Cheeto! by The Angels’ Share
Best Actor
- Winner: Isolated by BLOCK414 (Joey Locke)
- Cheeto! by The Angels’ Share (James McEwan)
- To Hunt a Haggis by Big Jaw Gettys (Magnus Kelly)
- The Rehearsal by Nighthawks (Michael Cooke)
Best Actress
- Winner: Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures (Eve Callow-Salt)
- She Sees Dead People by Dreich Films (Moira Anne McAuslan)
- She Sees Dead People by Dreich Films (Yuki Neoh)
- Key Change by Clydebuilt Films (Rachael Hepburn)
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures (Lauren Ferdinand)
- An Idiot's Guide to Trauma Puppeting by GetTae Films (Emily Jackson)
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth (Kaylah Copeland)
- Dinner For Three by B-Roll Films (Alex Jackson)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: Two Girls Summon A Demon by Screaming Unicorn
- Phantom Feedback by ScotNess
- Love Scraps by The Crunch Collective
- Golden Sunshine's Golden Shower by Full of Scorpions
- The Highlander Heart by Makeshift Productions
Best Choreography
- Winner: The Rehearsal by Nighthawks
- Raprimand by Film Films, a subsidiary of Production Productions
- Key Change by Clydebuilt Films
Best Costume Design
- Winner: Epoch by Pineapple Lab Productions
- Down to Party by Nice Things
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- Key Change by Clydebuilt Films
- I Smell Evil by Brawheart Productions
Best Production Design
- Winner: Devour by NATTER
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- An Idiot's Guide to Trauma Puppeting by GetTae Films
- The Ladies of Torwood by At The Edge Films
- I Smell Evil by Brawheart Productions
- Isolated by BLOCK414
- Epoch by Pineapple Lab Productions
Best Make Up
- Winner: Isolated by BLOCK414
- ARGUE, THEN DIE by S21 Studio (formerly scottish21studio)
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth
- I Smell Evil by Brawheart Productions
Best Poster
- Winner: Staycation by What a story Mark
- Down to Party by Nice Things
- Down The Drain by Ruff, Ruff Dog Productions
- Two Girls Summon A Demon by Screaming Unicorn
- Special Delivery by Covalent Productions
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth
- Isolated by BLOCK414
- Scrambling by Break un Œuf
Best Use of Character
- Winner: Fnfjdj by Pop Box
- Down to Party by Nice Things
- Note to Self by Darmok & Jalad
- Devour by NATTER
- The Ladies of Torwood by At The Edge Films
- Death To The President by Edinburgh Cine and Video Society
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: No Backsies by A Big Face Goes Bleh
- Down to Party by Nice Things
- Note to Self by Darmok & Jalad
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- An Idiot's Guide to Trauma Puppeting by GetTae Films
- Special Delivery by Covalent Productions
- Golden Sunshine's Golden Shower by Full of Scorpions
- The Highlander Heart by Makeshift Productions
- WEIRD by Neurovision
- The Last Key by SignVine Films
- Cuffed by HAS
Best Use of Line
- Winner: Golden Sunshine's Golden Shower by Full of Scorpions
- Down to Party by Nice Things
- Phantom Feedback by ScotNess
- Note to Self by Darmok & Jalad
- One for the Road by Lighting in a Bottle
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth
- Death To The President by Edinburgh Cine and Video Society
- The Rehearsal by Nighthawks
Best Use of Location
- Winner: The Ladies of Torwood by At The Edge Films
- Winner: The Last Key by SignVine Films
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- Down The Drain by Ruff, Ruff Dog Productions
- Grab By The Scruff by Scream
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- Fnfjdj by Pop Box
- The Ladies of Torwood by At The Edge Films
- Our Bar by Chris Nelms’ Angels
- Epoch by Pineapple Lab Productions
Best Use of Genre
- Winner: Key Change by Clydebuilt Films
- No Backsies by A Big Face Goes Bleh
- She Sees Dead People by Dreich Films
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- Staycation by What a story Mark
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth
- Fractured by Comharra
- The Rehearsal by Nighthawks
Best Visual Effects
- Winner: To Hunt a Haggis by Big Jaw Gettys
- Winner: Fractured by Comharra
- Raprimand by Film Films, a subsidiary of Production Productions
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- An Idiot's Guide to Trauma Puppeting by GetTae Films
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth
- Epoch by Pineapple Lab Productions
BEST MUSICAL
- Winner: Key Change by Clydebuilt Films
- Raprimand by Film Films, a subsidiary of Production Productions
Best Credits
- Winner: Down The Drain by Ruff, Ruff Dog Productions
- Fractured by Comharra
- Epoch by Pineapple Lab Productions
Best Lighting
- Winner: Epoch by Pineapple Lab Productions
- The Journeyman by Strange Goose Productions
- Last Train Home by Alpaca Pictures
- Devour by NATTER
- The Mouth by Sour Tooth
Best Fight Choreography
- Winner: Special Delivery by Covalent Productions
- ARGUE, THEN DIE by S21 Studio (formerly scottish21studio)
- The Ladies of Torwood by At The Edge Films
- Isolated by BLOCK414
- Cuffed by HAS
Paw D'Or
- Winner: Cooked by Visually Impaired Creators Scotland (VICS) (Poppy)
- Grab By The Scruff by Scream (Cat)
- She Sees Dead People by Dreich Films (Hades)
- Note to Self by Darmok & Jalad (Gandalf)
- Away From Here by Reaper (Slug)